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Nintendo have announced their info regarding Austrailia.
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Australia, Melbourne, Sept. 15, 2006 – Nintendo will reshape the home entertainment and video game landscape with the launch of its heralded Wii™ home video game console. As part of a global launch period, Wii will arrive in Australia on December 7th. Wii will be sold as an affordable, mass-consumer product at an SRP of just $399.95. The price includes one wireless Wii Remote controller, one Nunchuk™ controller and the groundbreaking collection of five different Wii Sports games on one disc, which anyone can play using simple movements, experienced or not.
Every Wii console includes another distinctive feature: a series of on-screen “channels” that make up the Wii Channel Menu, which makes the console approachable and customisable for everyone, from the most avid gamer to people who have never played before. The Wii Channel Menu is the starting point for all of the console’s functions. The “channels” offer a gateway to a rich variety of entertainment options. When connected to a TV, the Wii Channel Menu offers a simple interface, letting users pick games to play, get news or weather, view and send photos or even create playable caricatures of themselves to use in actual games. Additional functions allow users to redeem Wii Points and download classic games to Wii’s Virtual Console™. The variety of options available through the Wii Channel Menu motivates both gamers and non-gamers to turn on Wii’s power every day.
Wii is creating worldwide excitement with its unique control system, an inventive, first-of-its-kind controller whose position can be detected in a 3-D space. The new controller allows users to pinpoint targets in games or move through the Wii Channel Menu with precision and ease. This intuitive control system will be understood immediately by everyone, regardless of their previous experience with video games. With this one small controller, Wii makes games both easier and more intense than anything previously experienced. For example, in the Wii Sports tennis game, players swing the Wii Remote like a racquet to hit the ball, as in real life. They can add topspin or slice the ball just by angling their hands and wrist like they would in a real match.
“Wii is a product for all to enjoy. Whether you’re young or old, an experienced gamer or complete novice, Wii has something unique to offer us all,” says Rose Lappin, Director of Sales and Marketing. “At such an affordable price, we see Wii as being a true product of everybody.”
Between launch day and Dec. 31, Wii owners will enjoy a robust lineup of around 20 software titles, with selections for everyone from video game veterans to newcomers. Some top Nintendo launch titles include Wii Sports, a compilation of tennis, baseball, golf, bowling and boxing and The Legend of Zelda®: Twilight Princess. Wii’s self-loading media bay also can play the entire library of hundreds of Nintendo GameCube™ titles from day one.
Third-party developers around the world have lined up to provide unprecedented support for Wii.
Additional information about the list of Virtual Console games and the pricing structure will be revealed in the coming weeks.
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09-15-2006, 11:35 AM
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Thanks for the info.
Hmmm. That's £160. Hopefully this means the UK price will be comparible.
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09-15-2006, 11:39 AM
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DAM STRAIGHT, JUST READ THAT, WOOT! Wait a minute... Thats bad, i will be in india then... CRAP! dammit, and i will be coming back in Jan. OH SHIT!
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09-15-2006, 11:54 AM
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Looking sweet, that mean's us Europeans shouldn't have to wait too long either. 
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09-15-2006, 12:53 PM
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This isn't as bad as I thought it would be actually... only a bit more expensive than I had hoped for, now that I look at it close enough. Hopefully it'll come down after Christmas though, because that is when I'll be back down under.
... Do you think it'll come down in price after Christmas, so soon?
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09-15-2006, 02:08 PM
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Noooooooo! My Parents Hate Consoles!!!!! I Already Have All The Gameboys There Ever Is And Was And An Xbox And Ps2!!!! I Will Only Have $300 By Christmas!!! I Hate This Price And Don't Think I'm Alone!!!
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09-15-2006, 02:20 PM
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i feel a weird satisfaction of gettong it one day before you guys (europe)
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09-15-2006, 02:25 PM
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How can u afford a wii by the time it comes out or even by Christmas if u gonna get extra games or accesories.
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09-15-2006, 02:44 PM
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I might just get one shipped from the U.S. as they get it earlier, and $250 U.S. = $333 AUS at the mo. Since its such a small and light item shipping costs will be small saving me around $50 . I'll probably do the same for games as we never get the full range here in Oz and always seem to pay more for the ones we do get .
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09-15-2006, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Kosh1and2
I might just get one shipped from the U.S. as they get it earlier, and $250 U.S. = $333 AUS at the mo. Since its such a small and light item shipping costs will be small saving me around $50 . I'll probably do the same for games as we never get the full range here in Oz and always seem to pay more for the ones we do get .
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Wii games will be region encoded, so you will have to keep shipping games 
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09-15-2006, 05:21 PM
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Sorry for you Aus... looks bad if you are getting very late... and so expensive!
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09-15-2006, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Kosh1and2
I might just get one shipped from the U.S. as they get it earlier, and $250 U.S. = $333 AUS at the mo. Since its such a small and light item shipping costs will be small saving me around $50 . I'll probably do the same for games as we never get the full range here in Oz and always seem to pay more for the ones we do get .
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The Japanese Wii traslates into $212 making them the cheapest I think but it dosen't come bundled with Wii Sports
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09-16-2006, 12:19 AM
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Thought it might be, even after all the talk contrary, bummer.
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09-16-2006, 12:23 AM
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The Japanese Wii traslates into $212 making them the cheapest I think but it dosen't come bundled with Wii Sports
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Thats cheap, and not as far to ship, but I can't speak or read Japanese, I do love Sushi though 
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09-16-2006, 01:22 AM
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Wat do u think will happen if u bought a Wii from a different region and brought it home. Like pretend i got a wii from US (NTSC'/UC) and i came back to Australia (PAL). What do u think woulud happen to all the channels? Do u think i would even be able to go online with it?
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09-16-2006, 02:08 PM
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You shouldn't have a problem online just like buying a P.C. from overseas, the only thing you need to make sure of is that your TV is NTSC compatible, otherwise it will not display properly, like if you use an NTSC D.V.D. player on a PAL TV, it usually comes out in black and white . The difference is the amount of lines in the image, NTSC is 405 lines on the screen where as PAL is 505 lines, one of the few instances where we in OZ have the better system with a higher resolution
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09-16-2006, 10:30 PM
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I hate all of this.....im aussie and i made a contract with me mum and dad so that i couldn't spend any of my money until the wii comes out in Australia! ive figured out that i will have only $405 (AUS) left so i cant buy any other Wii controllers or games, second of all $400 (AUS) makes $300 US so that means that australia should get like a free wii controller and nunchuck or something and lastly Y DO Wii(geddit?) HAVE TO GET THE Wii SECOND LAST!!!
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09-16-2006, 11:08 PM
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im very pleased with the price and the nintendo functions because the PS3 will cost 850-1000 dollars and XBOX 360 cost $650 so im heaps relieved and i like the release date because then ill nhave more money to save up so i can buy some good game titles.
oh and i heard a new super smash bros game is coming out in march.
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09-17-2006, 02:04 AM
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The price for the Aussies seems a little expensive. Glad I live right above the US! The price for the Wii over here is $275CDN which, correct me if I'm wrong, less than the $399AUS pricetag.
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09-18-2006, 02:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Sam_Harris
i feel a weird satisfaction of gettong it one day before you guys (europe)
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You're a very cruel person however i would probably feel the same way if we got it before you.
I know this might vary from store to store. But i preordered my Wii and put down $50 on it. Would that $50 come off the $400? Also would i get to pick whatever color i wanted? I preordered at EBGames.
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